Dragoncrest Cliffs [m] to everyone, for helen

Merlin had avoided to remain alone with Erzulie ever since their talk about a month ago. He had needed time to ruminate on all the "what"s, "why"s and "how"s and with no one really to talk about all this, without feeling utterly embarrassed, his anxiety increased. It was easier therefore to leave all these troubles behind and pretend that they did not exist. Because he would be none the wiser at the right time than before. 

However, Erzulie had been right about one thing - you could not explain everything in words. Some things had to be done and some... as he found out now, just needed to be felt for the first time to truly comprehend. He had been aware of the change in the atmosphere, it had made him both giddy in anticipation of something big and also a little nervous, because he had not yet put two and two together and figure out, what the sum actually meant.

But he was soon to find out, because the captain of that fateful ship was coming for him fast, while he was still clueless about the ensuing crash.